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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-01-13

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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-01-13
LETTER LIST.

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-06
Beck and Blackburn.

DO you know Beck and Blackburn, the two
Kentucky Senator's" asked a former kentuek-
ian yesterday. well I'll tell You about them
1t is singular that two men of such distinct
characteristics should be colleagues in the Sen
ate. Jim Beck and Joe Blackburn are anti
Podes.. One is everything that the other is not
Beck is brusque and brawny Blackburn is
oily and willowy. Beck is sledge- hammer
speaker, who drives the nail right home at the
first blow. When Blackburn speaks he festoons
the room with bouquets, and when he has fin
lshed you have no recollection of what he said
To illustrate, we will suppose that YOU give
each of them the simple proposition to state
that twice two makes four. Beck will state it in
just that language, and everybody will grasp il
at once. But Blackburn will come at it in about
this way; Il will take the figure and then
duplicate IL. and when l have combined that
duplicate with its equivalent by process of
multiplication, wilkyenture the assertion and
| do it with the fullest confidence that | can
demonstrates it to you beyond all possibility of
doubt, and wish il understood my fellow
countrymen that always stand ready to verify
my assertions even to the spilling of my hearts
blood, that when these mlultiples have been
combined and adjusted in the manner have
heretofore Indicated you will find as a startling
result that the combination has produced the
number four. Beck can say in one sentence
what ii will take Blackburn half hour to cir.
cilmyent.n m asa
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-06
INDEX TO new ADVERTISEMENTS.

AIEETISGs-The German-American Mutual
Loan and Building Association; Savannah Lodge
No. 1883 X. of H.; Ancient Landmark Lodge
No. 2S1, F. and A. NJ.
SPECIAL NoTIcEs-As to Crews of British
Steamships Albania and Napier; To Burglars,
Cracksmen and Light Fingered Gentry Gener-
ally, Davis Bros; All the Decacies at g. +.
Graham's Restaurant; Potatoes, j. S. Collins &
Co.
STEAMSHIP SCHEDULE Ocean Steamship Co.
Baltimore Steamship Co.
wANTEp-Marshall & Mcleod
CORRECT STYLES OF CLOTHING, ETC.-A. Falk
& Son.
CHEAP COLUMN ApvERTlsEMESTs-HelpW Want
ed: Employment Wanted For Rent; For Sale:
Personal; Lost; Miscellaneous
AUCTION SALEs-Vauabe Building Lot by /.
o. LaRoche's Sons; Horses, Mules, Etc, by j,
Mclaughlin & Son.
DYNANITE-Davis Bros.
LEGAL NorIcE-Application to Sell Real Es-
tate.
LEGAL SALES Chatham Sheriff's Sales; City
Sheriff S Sale.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-06
The Supreme Court Judgeship.

The Legislature ought not to be in hurry
20 fill the vacant place on the Supreme
bench. The position is very important
one. and, although the salary is just about
half what it ought to be, very desirable
one because of the honor attached to it.
The whole State is interested in having it
filled by a first-claSs man. A weak Supreme
-! Court not only brings the State into disre-
! pute. but also causes confusion in its affairs
All of the candidates for the Judgeship
| may be men of ability and we'll versed in
the law. They may have every necessary
| qualification. 1t is the duty of the Legisla-
ture, however, to make itself thoroughly
acquainted with the character, acquire
ments and general fitness for the perform
, ance of Judicial duties of each
of the candidates, and if no
one of them comes up to the standard which
it fixes, it ought to'Ieject them all, and look
for a judge among those who have not
sought the Office.
1t is no discredit TO man to seek an
office, but those who seek offices are not
always the ones who ought to be chosen to
fill them. 1t is said that the candidates for
the Judgeship are making extraordinary eff
forts to win the votes of members. Their
friends are working for them with a zeal
and an earnestness that are attracting very
general attention. In contest of this sort
the suspicion cannot be avoided that real
merit stands very little chance of securing
the recognition it deserves.
If every member of the Legislature real
lied how great the responsibility is that
rests upon him in this matter of the Judge
ship he would not permit himself to be
persuaded to vote for this or that candidate
for any other reason than that of fitness.
Unfortunately members differ in their opin-
ions as to what constitutes fitness. Some of
them, while their judgments may be ex-
cellent on some other matters, may not
know what qualifications a man must have
to be good judge.
So important is it that pure and an able
man shall be chosen that it might be
wise for the Legislature to appoint Joint
Committee of the Senate and House to in
quire into the qualifications of the cand-
dates 1t would then have something to
guide b in making choice. If nothing of
this sort is done the candidate who has the
most influence will get the place. He may
or may not be qualified for it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-06
The Appeal of the Anarchists.

The Illinois Supreme Court is expected to
render an opinion in the Anarchist cases
tomorrow. There has been good deal of
speculation as to what the opinion will he,
but it is pretty safe to say that no one out
side the members of the court know any
thing of the conclusion at which the court
has arrived
The court is certain to be criticised Sc
verely, whether a new trial is granted the
Anarchists or not. If it is held that no Sc
rious errors were committed on the trial,
and that the Judgment of the lower
court shall stand, the Socialists and An
archist will make all the noise they possibly
can, but IL it is held that grave errors were
committed and the verdict is set aside, the
press will certainly make pretty thorough
inquiry into the character of the errors.
or course judges are bound to follow the
law conscientiously, and without regard to
the conclusions which they may reach. 1t
would be unsafe for courts to permit them
selves to be influenced in the least by their
personal feelings or public clamor, but they
should be careful not to magnify small
errors and give them too much Importance.
Errors which did not, in all probability, in
fiuence the verdict, should not be accepted
by the higher courts as being sufficient to
set aside that verdict.
The Anarchists claim that the jury in
their cases was not legally constituted.
Whether it was or not it was certainly a
very good jury, and was only obtained af-
ter weeks of almost tireless effort. 1t gave
the Anarchists fair hearing and condemned
them only because the evidence against
them was overwhelming. 1t would be a
very difficult matter to get another jury,
ana it would be about impossible to get one
so intelligent as that was which convicted
them.
OF course, the Anarchists do not intend to
leave any chance untried to save their necks
from the hangman's moose. Notwithstand-
ing the fact that they boast that they are
wiling to sacrifice their lives for their doc
trines, they are not so ready to become mar
tyrs as they would like the world to believe.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-06

There Is a very fair prospect that Sayan-
| nah will soon have additional railroads 1t
| Is stated that there are about 200 men at
work on the Savannah Dublin and Western,
and if work on that road continues to be
| pushed forward as rapidly as at present, it
will not be many months before grading
between this city and Macon will be finished.
The engineers who are surveying route
for the South Bound railroad,n which is
projected from Columbia s c., to this city,
have reached Brighton, s. c., a small town
about five miles from the Savannah river.
1t is the purpose of the projectors of the road
TO have two routes surveyed. One of them
crosses the Savannah river to point on the
Georgia Central in bingham county, and
the other reaches the Charleston and Savan-
nah railroad at Hardeeville, S. C. An ex-
tension of the latter route has been sug-
gested, viz: from Hardeeville to this city,
crossing the Savannah river near here
Either of the routes is from 100 to $50
miles in length and in connection with the
upper line of railways, would afford a
short line to New York, and also a shorter
line than now exists to upper South Carolina
and North Carolina. The proposed road
VIII run through the richest part of South
Carolina, the citizens of which are ready to
make liberal contributions to assist in its
construction. One town, it is said, has sub
scribed 100000.
Darien will soon have railroad. 1t
should have had one long ago. Ithas fine
harbor, river navigable for hundreds of
miles and busy, enterprisng and well-to-do
citizens. Mcintosh county has given the
"Darien Short Line the right of way
along the Cowholn road, which is
public highway sixteen miles
in length, and it is stat
ed that the railroad company
has secured the right of way over the tram
road, which was formerly used in connec-
ion with Milien's mills. From this state
ment it will be seen that for very consid-
cradle part of the line the cost of prepar-
ing the roadbed will be quite small In
fact, outside of the tramroad and the pub
lie highway, only twelve miles have to be
graded to make continuous roadbed,
ready for the ties, from Darien to Wal
thourville, on the Savannah, Florida and
Western railway. The charter under which
this road is being constructed permits the
line to be extended to Millen, Ca, and to
Dog Hurnmock, in Sapelo Sound, where
there is twenty-five feet of water. Savan-
nah's prospects for more railroad connec-
lions are certainly good. A little encour-
agement from her business men may cause
all these prospects to be realized
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-06
The Slave Trade Still.
Efonl The 81. Jan,ss Gazette.


Blue Book was published Yesterday con
tanning last years correspondence on the slave
trade. Col Schaefer, the head of the Depart
menf for the Suppression of the Slave Trade
states In 1886 that in six months thirty-six per
sons, many of them professional dealers, had
oeen tired by court martial for buying or sell.
ing slaves; of these thirteen were condemned
tour acquitted, ten were still under Judgment
and nine were released for want of evidence
The report as to the Progress of the Home for
Women Slaves III Cairo founded by the efforts
OF Mr. Clifford Lloyd and Mrs Sheldon Amos, is
encouraging, In May. 1883, 40 women had
been received into the Home most of them ne.
crosses, a few 6ircassians and a few Abyssin-
ians; according to another report drawn up
oy Col Schaefer, in the twelve months previos IS
TO May, lSS5-that is, before the Slavery De
partment took over the working of the Manu-
mission Bureaus-the number of slaves freed in
Egypt proper amounted to 1882. In the follow
ing year that number increased to 37s6, of
whom SOB were the property of Dongola refu-
gees. In 1888 there were thirty-two slave deal
and they only act as brokers'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-06

According to a correspondent who has
seen the interior of Balmoral Castle. it is
furnished with questionable taste for a royal
palace. Stuart tartan carpets and curtains,
only engravings and photographs on the
walls, may be in perfect harmony with the
country, but very much lacking in that
variety of decoration which makes great
apartments habitable and homelike. Very
few Of her majesty's subjects have been
within the gates of the Queens favorite
residence. She writes mo company" and
it is as much as a lady or gentleman-in-
waiting's place is worth to admit strangers
to see the castle without royal permission.
Victoria seems to understand that curiosity
is mans besetting sin.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-06
Railway Building.

The current number of the RaiI,cay Age
gives some statistics of railway building for
the last eight months which are very inter
esting, but which must surprise many by
the very unequal distribution of the
mileage in different parts of the coun-
try, as well as by the very great
activity shown. The mileage added
to the railroad system of the country
during the first eight months of 1887 was
6,462, against 3, 40 miles for the same period
of 1886 In the latter year the aggregate
mileage for the twelve months, according
to PoOrs Manual, was 5000 so that if any
thing like the same proportion in building
is observed this year as last, between the
early and the late months, the total of
miles of new road will exceed the record of
any previous year.
New lines have been constructed or old
ones extended in forty OF the forty-seven
States and Territories, and while it was to
be expected that most activity would be
shown in the new country west of the Mis-
sissippi, the disproportion is somewhat
startling. OF the aggregate of 6,462 miles
of new road, 1904 were built west of the
Mississippi, TIA in the Southern States east
of the Mississippi, 657 in the States north of
of the Ohio river and 127 only in the North
eln and New England States.
Kansas leads in the number of miles of
new road, 1,1s4, followed by Texas with Cos,
Nebraska $50, Dakota 491, and the Indian
Territory, though barred from settlement by
white men, AS
Among the Southern States, Alabama and
Georgia lead, with 1S9 and 155 miles re-
spectively.
Avery large amount of construction is to
be finished this year, and if the weather
should prove favorable, the Roit,cay Age
estimates that the total mileage for the year
will reach, if it does not exceed, Il, 900 miles.
The seven States in which no new rail
road has been built this year are New Hamp-
shire, Vermont. Connecticut, Rhode Island,
Delaware, West Virginia and Nevada.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-06

1t now seems that the reported disorder
in Havana last week was much exagger
ated, and that it was not wholly caused by
Captain General Marin'S radical measures
in purifying the administration of the Gus
tom house. The populace were excited b,
two things, viz: The brutal murder of {
woman by man whom she had robbed
and the sudden loss of employment Of
5000 government place-holders. 1t is tC
the credit of the people that Marin's reform
measures are generally Endorsed. They
may lessen the burden of taxation, which
rests heavily upon all Cuban industries.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-06
The Facts Coming Out.

Very little about the financial condition
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany was known to the general public until
the recent deal was consummated. 1t is
now understood, however, that the COM
pany was under the necessity of making an
arrangement of some kind to save itself
from going into the hands of a receiver.
The books indicated that it had a surplus of
over S4S 900, but the treasury of the
company showed nothing of that kind In
fact, the treasury was empty and badly in
need of assistance. The surplus which has
been the subject of so much speculation was
doubtless all used up long ago in making
improvements of one sort and another, and
in acquiring control of new lines
OF course Mr. Garrett will not remain
President of the road. His career as a rail
road man may be considered to be at an
end. He has not displayed any of the talent
which his father possessed for managing
great business enterprises. He is a society
man, and, doubtless, will give his whole at
tention in future to social matters.
The Baltimore and Ohio will not be per-
mitted TO become a wreck. The syndicate
which has agreed to furnish 10000, 900 to
take up its floating debt and put it on
strong financial basis know what it is
doing. 1t win not only get its
money back, but will probably put the
road in better paying condition than it
has been for years. The road will cease,
however, to threaten the Pennsylvania Cen
trial, the New Jersey Central and the Read
ing with a loss Of a part of their bust
ness to New York. Those three powerful
corporations will take care that 1t doesn't
get into a position calculated to hurt them.
Doubtless Mr.. Garrett wonders sometimes
what the present condition of the road
would have been had his father lived until
the present time. Speculation of that kind,
however, can hardly afford him any salts
faction
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-06


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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-06

Ex-Auditor Hughes, heretofore eminent.
ly respectable and possessed of powerful
friends among Philadelphia politicians, has
been caught selling his salary TO four diff
ferent persons, and is in hiding, with the
prospect of going to the penitentiary. That
is where he belongs, but one can't help re-
membering tie army officers who, guilty of
the same offense, have suffered only a nomi
val punishment
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-06
Curious Fate of O. Cask of Wine.

The following incident Is vouched for by sci
entific persons; An English gentleman was
presente1 with n cash of MaImsey sweet wine
which he ordered to be placed IN an inner room
IN his wine cellar He was absent from home
Tor q long time and on his return directed his
establishment may well be imagined when he
was Informed that the entrance to the room
was closed by an enormous fungus growth An
entrance was effected with difficulty by chip
ping the fungus with an ak. The cask was
FOUND empty, pressed against the ceiling, sup
ported upon and surrounded by this vegetable
matter, which almost entirely filed up the
remaining space in the apartment.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-06

The last volume of the "Bibliothek der
Kirchenvater" Library of the Fathers OF
the church, has just been completed. This
gigantic work, which comprises seventy.
nine volumes, was begun in 1869, under the
editorship of P,ofs Raithmayr, of Munich,
and Thalhofer, of Eichstart. 1t contains
the principal works of the Latin, Greek,
and Syrian fathers of the church, together
with biographical commentaries and in
dexes. The general index is the result of
eight years constant labor on the part of
Father Uhl
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-06

The successful trial trip of the Boston
gives occasion to certain Republican journals
TO again attack Secretary Whitney, because
of his alleged ill-treatment of the late John
Roach, who had the contract for building
her. IL is difficult to see any good reason
for this. That the Boston has more than
fulfilled the terms of the contract docs not
alter the fact that the Dolphin and Atlanta
failed 10 come up 20 them. Who would
have raised a greater howl than these same
Republican journals had the Secretary paid
out tho governments money for vessels less
scrYlccable than had boen bargained fort
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-06

The Chicago "'r,cr, prints letter from
Mrs. Fox, who issai '...irge of the Norris silk
farm at Spring Garden, Volusia county
Florida, in which she speaks in most en-.
couraging terms of the prospects of the
silk industry in that State. From the fact
that five crops of cocoons can be raised each
year, and the further fact that mulberry
trees grow luxuriantly. it would seem that
the business would prove much more re-
munerative than in colder climates.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-06

The negroes of Philadelphia are display
ing more good sense and proper feeling as
to the part they will play in the approach
ing celebration Of the constitutions cen
tenary than do the white men who are in
charge of it. The latter had arranged that
In the procession one float" should carry
an old log cabin, surrounded by corn and
cotton fields, with negroes at work under
the eye of white overseer, armed with the
traditional bull whip. To this the negroes
object, urging that such picture cannot do
any good, and may do harm
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-06

Gen. Butler has announced his conversion
to the theory that Bacon wrote the Shakes
peare plays, but says it occurred before
Donnelly ever wrote anything on the subject.
The General also announces that he has per-
haps the only copy in America of the origi-
nal folio edition of the plays-that in which
the famous Donnelly cypher key fits 1t is
an immensely valuable book, and Mr.. Dom
nelly's alleged wonderful discovery will no
doubt add considerably TO its money worth.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-06
Interesting Incident at Washington.
from the 81 Paul Globe.

There pever was a more afIectionate meeting
never adnore demoDstrative wife. AS soon as
the train stopped Mrs, TpIsom descended and
She was followed by her daughter, who fell into
the arms of the big American citizen who CALI
her wife. She literally fell into his arms and
kissed him long and loud, then dignitiedly
walked TO the awaiting carriage with him. Mrs
Cleveland believes, as all good wives should
That she has drawn the first prize and gotten a
chrome with IT. She fairly idolizes her husband
She and her mother are now busy making prep
west and South
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-06
Compromise His Ruling Principle

From the Net1 York Tribune (Rep.)
If Secretary Bayard, for the sake of avoiding
the appearance of opposing the wishes of the
Senate, shall neglect to appoint Commissioners
and attempt to meet single handed Mr. Cham
beriain, Sir Lionel West and a Canadian states
man of the first rank, Heaven help American
interests! Compromise is the ruling principle
or his nature. Instead of protecting American
interests he will be certain to sacrifice them.
Instead of indicating historic rights he will
surrender them without cause.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-06

Keefe, member of the New York base
ball club, umpired game the other day be
tween his own club and the Detroits, and
the latter won. The Tribune, in its report
of the game, speaks of him as mot much OF
an umpire--he tried it and his nine was
beaten" The Tribune no doubt thinks
Keefe was great fool not to use the power
of his Office TO help his party.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-06
college Widows

From LtppiRcott's magazine.
That class of young ladies known among the
students as college Widows" and commonly
supposed to have the acquaintance of several
generations of colegians, is not larger in New
Haven than elsewhere. Let girl once get such
a reputation, however, whether justly or I'M
justly acquired, she can bid goodbye to all
hopes OF wedding college man. fellow may
enjoy her company: he may call on her; he may
pay her sufficient attention 10 ordinarily justify
a popular suspicion of an engagement, but he
rarely or never 5nairies her